A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall. It is a type of fortified gateway.
The Vaqueiros de Alzada are a northern Spanish nomadic people in the mountains of Asturias and León, who traditionally practice transhumance, i.e. moving seasonally with cattle.
The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. They stretch for over 300 km (180 miles) across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the Galician Massif in Galicia, along the coast of the Cantabrian Sea. Their easternmost end meets the Sistema Ibérico.
AlexiosBranas or Vranas was a Byzantine nobleman, attempted usurper, and the last Byzantine military leader of the 12th century to gain a notable success against a foreign enemy.
Sobrescobio is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Piloña, on the east by Caso, on the south by Aller, and on the west by Laviana. It is situated in the southeast section of Asturias, at the eastern limit of the Nalón mineral basin.
Rodrigo Braña is a former Argentine football midfielder. His last team was Estudiantes (LP) of the Argentine Primera División.
Fernando Ocáriz Braña is the current prelate of Opus Dei. Ocáriz is the fourth person to head Opus Dei since its founding in 1928. He is widely published in philosophy and has been a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 1986.
Tremañes is a neighbourhood of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Previously to be integrated in Gijón, Roces was one of the historical parishes of the city.
Roces is a neighbourhood of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 2,858 in 1994 and due to the municipal rezoning, it grew to 7,526 in 2012.
Frank Braña was a Spanish character actor.
Eva González Fernández was a Leonese language writer; she was born in Palacios del Sil in 1918 and died in León in 2007. She has a dedicated street in León by her contribution to the literature in Leonese.
Entreviñas is one of 54 parishes in Cangas del Narcea, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias in northern Spain.
Jarceley is one of 54 parishes in Cangas del Narcea, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
Prestige is a lager brewed by Brasserie Nationale d'Haïti (BRANA) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is widely consumed and is the best-selling beer in Haiti with a 98% market share. So far it is the only native beer brand. Prestige beer is available in some parts of the United States and other countries. In 2011, Heineken publicly announced it acquired a controlling interest in BRANA by increasing its ownership from 22.5% to 95%
Brana or Braña may refer to:
The Galician Regionalist Association was an active regionalist political organization in Galicia between 1890 and 1892.
Tototlmimus is an extinct genus of ornithomimid dinosaur. Its remains were found from the late Cretaceous Packard Formation, in the Sonora state, México.
The Piano Concerto No. 5, W 521, is a piano concerto by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1954. One performance recorded under the composer's baton lasts 18 minutes, 48 seconds.
Kill the Poker Player is a 1972 Italian western film directed by Mario Bianchi and starred by Robert Woods, Ivano Staccioli and Nieves Navarro. It was composed by Carlo Savina and screenplayed by Mario Bianchi, Paola Bianchini and Luis G de Blain.
A braña is a seasonal pasture in the Cantabrian Mountains of northwest Spain, particularly in Asturias, Cantabria, and northern León. Brañas support several types of transhumance and can be used during different periods in the year, though the word is most often associated with summer usage.
